Where can I purchase a service manual for my toshiba satellite P30 laptop?
The part number for my computer is PSP30U-29L015.

Toshiba corporation will not be the correct answer as they refuse to
sell the manual to me because I am not a dealer.

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Clarification of Question by locuton-ga on 10 Sep 2005 12:27 PDT

The service manual I am looking for shows how to tear down the computer.
I am not looking for a user's manual.

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Clarification of Question by locuton-ga on 14 Sep 2005 22:23 PDT

Not looking for a resource guide

Here's a copy in PDF form:
http://www.csd.toshiba.com/cgi-bin/tais/su/su_sc_docTOC.jsp?moid=835438&ct=UG&soid=832328&BV_SessionID=@@@@1840764494.1126376803@@@@&BV_EngineID=cccdaddfjdkejekcgfkceghdgngdgnn.0

my bad. 

Here's a CD copy on sale BIN for $5.50
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6801811167

I thank you for your comments cshl-ga,I checked out the new link that
you sent me.Unfortunatly the Satellite P30 was not listed among the
computers that the cd covered.
Thanks again for trying though :)
locuton

LOL.... does this one match?
http://cgi.ebay.com/TOSHIBA-SATELLITE-TECRA-PORTEGE-Laptop-SERVICE-manuals_W0QQitemZ6800041902QQcategoryZ80202QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

or:
http://cgi.ebay.ca/TOSHIBA-Laptop-Repair-Service-Manual-NEW-Ver-2005_W0QQitemZ6800918481QQcategoryZ31562QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

or:
http://cgi.ebay.ie/TOSHIBA-LAPTOP-SERVICE-MANUALS-POST-FREE_W0QQitemZ6801388455QQcategoryZ3717QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

check these out..
This one is a usual user manual..
http://cdgenp01.csd.toshiba.com/content/support/downloads/pma500042013_web.pdf

This one is 230 page usur manual it might work for you. 
http://www.nottes.com/notebook/toshiba/satellite_p30/techdata/satellite_p30-p35_ug_20040820.pdf

Is there a specific focused request of information you need?  Are you
attempting to remove any components yourself, do you have a current
upgrade of the internals, or just to have the book,
in-case-stuff-happens scenario?

As a Technology VAR (Valued Added Reseller) it is a previlege to have
access to large companies repository of data and its media formats. 
Toshiba was correct in telling you what it did.  It is no different
than when you purchased your new car from a dealer, not the plant
where it was built.  Service is a premium, or everyone else would make
a product that does not need any service and last a lifetime, and
Google Answers would not need to be used, EVER.
Simply, information costs the mfr money to build a product, recruit,
and train support technicians.  So these specific manuals do not exist
because many of these specific procedures are taught through seminars,
global distribution, al the way down to the little hometown computer
company's onsite training in order to secure retention of technology
growth, books cost and prevent competition who can build from your
exploded view manuals.  It's not a trusting world out here.  Let us
know what it is you are really needing, we are more than gald and able
to support you specific request.

I think it is BS that Toshiba does not release the service manuals for
their laptops.  If I owned any type of vehicle I can get the service
repair manual for it which gives step by step instructions on tearing
the car apart and rebuilding it if I so choose.

I am a certified computer technition who recently purchased a Toshiba
P30 Notebook and would like to know all the parts in case something
happens to it I want to order the broken part and replace it myself. 
I have done this on countless other laptops (IBM, NEC, Dell) without a
problem...  If I had known that it was impossable to get a service and
repair manual for a toshiba I would have bought a different laptop.

Sorry I couldnt answer your question but I just had to wholeheartedly
disagree with the above commentor who thinks its great that Toshiba
does not release the repair manual other than to money hungry dealers
who 9 times out of 10 will overcharge for a simple fix.